Waiting on Thursday #9

Originally Waiting on Wednesday created by Jill @ BREAKING THE SPINE. I've decided to move it to Thursdays.

So many good books to choose from as we get closer to the end of the year.

Synopsis

Taja Brown lives with her parents and older brother and younger sister, in Houston, Texas. Taja has always known what the expectations of her conservative and tightly-knit African American family are—do well in school, go to church every Sunday, no intimacy before marriage. But Taja is trying to keep up with friends as they get their first kisses, first boyfriends, first everythings. And she’s tired of cheering for her athletic younger sister and an older brother who has more freedom just because he’s a boy. Taja dreams of going to college and forging her own relationship with the world and with God, but when she falls in love for the first time, those dreams are suddenly in danger of evaporating.

Why I'm Waiting

Real Life young adult books that deal with juggling expectations set by their family and trying to keep up with their friends are slowly becoming my favorite books in the contemporary grouping.

Information

• Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Expected Publication:  October 24th 2017